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Proverbs 11:26

NETBible	People will curse¹ the one who withholds grain,² but they will praise³ the one who sells it.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 11:26	People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 11:26	He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 11:26	People curse those who hold their grain for higher prices, but they bless the one who sells to them in their time of need.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 11:26	Curses on those who drive a hard bargain! Blessings on all who play fair and square!
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 11:26	He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 11:26	The people curse those who hold back grain, but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 11:26	The people will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it .
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KJV	He that withholdeth <04513> (8802) corn <01250>_, the people <03816> shall curse <05344> (8799) him: but blessing <01293> [shall be] upon the head <07218> of him that selleth <07666> (8688) [it].
NASB © biblegateway Pro 11:26	He who withholds <04513> grain <01250> , the people <03816> will curse <06895> him, But blessing <01293> will be on the head <07218> of him who sells <07666> it.
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM sunecwn {A-GPM} siton <4621> N-ASM upolipoito <5275> V-AMO-3S auton <846> D-ASM toiv <3588> T-DPN eynesin <1484> N-DPN eulogia <2129> N-NSF de <1161> PRT eiv <1519> PREP kefalhn <2776> N-ASF tou <3588> T-GSM metadidontov <3330> V-PAPGS
NET [draft] ITL	People <03816> will curse <05344> the one who withholds <04513> grain <01250> , but they will praise <01293> the one <07218> who sells <07666> it.
HEBREW	rybsm <07666> sarl <07218> hkrbw <01293> Mwal <03816> whbqy <05344> rb <01250> enm (11:26) <04513>

NETBible

People will curse¹ the one who withholds grain,² but they will praise³ the one who sells it.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The direct object suffix on the verb picks up on the emphatic absolute phrase: “they will curse him – the one who withholds grain.”

²sn The proverb refers to a merchant who holds back his grain from the free market to raise prices when there is a great need for the produce. It is assumed that merchants are supposed to have a social conscience.

³tn Heb “but a blessing is for the head of the one who sells.” The parallelism with “curse” suggests that בְּרָכָה (berakhah) “blessing” means “praise.”

⁴tn Heb “for the head of the one who sells.” The term “head” functions as a synecdoche of part (= head) for the whole (= person). The head is here emphasized because it is the “crowning” point of praise. The direct object (“it”) is not in the Hebrew text but is implied.